LOL It's been a while… Well, this is after Sherri leaves of course LOL… Uhm… Yeah I hope you enjoy this.

I DO NOT OWN GLEE DAMMIT. I DON'T GET PROFIT FROM THIS STORY, EITHER!

The day was just beginning, and there were about fifteen minutes before the start of class. The glee girls sat on stools or in chairs, listening to Adelaide speak. She had now begun to trust them a little more, seeing as they were in the same club. Adelaide was smiling lightly, scratching her head.

"Would guys happen to have any advice on boys who might creep you out? I can't talk to my grandmother about this, since I haven't seen her in a month."

Rachel looked at Adelaide with an interested type of expression. She pondered it for a moment, and realized that she had experience in that subject, the name being Jacob Ben Israel. She felt as if she knew exactly what Adelaide was dealing with, yet she asked the first question that was on her mind.

"Why wouldn't you talk to your mother about this, Adell?" The only reason she asked the question, was since she only had two gay fathers.

Adelaide looked away, scratching her cheek with a finger.

"My mother lives in New York… I haven't seen her in three years."

Most of the group looked at her, silently wishing that Rachel hadn't asked on such a touchy subject. Yet they were surprised that Adelaide didn't really show sadness or hurt as she spoke the sentence of her mother.

Will had walked in after that moment, since he had to grab his things for class. He didn't mean to be curious, he just wanted to know what they were talking about, since he had never understood women at all.

"So, then who do you live with? Any step mother at all?"

Adelaide looked up, shrugging at the question.

"No, my father died. I live alone, and my grandma visits me occasionally."

Everyone went silent, not understanding completely. Will was especially at a loss for words, feeling guilty in some weird way, even though he hadn't done anything wrong, and he hadn't commented about the status of her parents. He swiftly left, glad that he wasn't noticed by any of the females in the room. Thinking fast, he headed off to the counselor's office, which he entered, and greeted Emma politely.

"Emma, I have been worrying about one of my students. She's also in the New Directions."

Emma tilted her head ever so slightly. "What do you mean, Will?"

Will took a deep breath. "I think one of my students is not living with any relative at all."

Emma's eyes widened like they always did when she was surprised. "Is she under the age of 18?"

"I'm pretty sure she's at least 16-17 years old."

"Will, if this is true, this is incredibly serious. We might be forced to send her to an orphanage… We might not be able to get her into this school after the orphanage gets her paperwork…"

Will thought for a moment. Adelaide seemed like such a sweet, harmless girl. He doubted she would take kindly to being sent to an orphanage, though. He had a better idea, even though it could be risking his career, which he wasn't really thinking of at the time, mostly just about getting her into any type of home he could. After a couple more moments of thinking, he decided to blurt his decision out.

"My house."

"What?"

"She can stay in my apartment for the time being, and I will watch over her."

Emma was surprised that he would offer up something like that, and she felt slightly jealous. "Will, that could be considered risky, and if you were accused of anything, you could lose your job in an instant!"

Will sighed, scratching his neck. "It's the only option right now. I know for a fact that her grandmother lives a couple towns over, and that wouldn't be possible to go to the same school."

Emma sighed, looking down. "If you feel that that is the only way, just go ahead, but make sure that she doesn't say anything."

Will got up, feeling slightly triumphant, and slightly nauseous. He wouldn't know what to do, what if she watched tv a lot and wanted him to watch with her. He hated all the new shows that seemed to come on every week. Each one was portraying life in a weird way, more or less encouraging teens to do bad things and to rebel.

He started to walk towards his class, hoping that his students hadn't done anything that they shouldn't have been doing. He sighed as he entered the class, and almost immediately went into something resembling a lecture. The lecture took up most of the period, and he was surprised when he realized how much time he had spent talking to Emma.

Soon, he found himself waiting for Adelaide to enter the room. Oddly enough, he was trying to push away thoughts that would make talking to her about basically moving in so much more awkward. As he saw her nearly bounce in, he took a deep breath. He was just so glad there wasn't Sherri anymore.

He called her up to his desk, and he heard a soft affirmative reply come from her lips. He sighed lightly, watching as she slowly came down the row of desks. She smiled at him as she got to his desk.

"There's a problem, Adelaide…"

Adelaide looked confused. "What is it, Mr. Schuester?"

He sighed lightly. "The guidance counselor, Ms. Pillsbury, got a hold of some of your paperwork, and found out that you are living without any parent or guardian. One option would be to send you to a local orphanage, and switch schools," he watched her face change from happiness to plain fear. "The other option would be to stay at my apartment for a couple of months, so that we can get you situated." She seemed to ponder this for a moment.

"I'll do anything, Mr. Schuester. I want to stay here, I'll stay with you."

The words she told him made his mind whirr, and he mentally slapped his face, just in time for a response.

"Good, I'll bring you to your apartment to pick up necessities, ok?"